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Diabetes awareness created at Dodowa

New Alliance for Health Education and Promotion (NAHEP) has organized a health walk in Dodowa to create and intensify diabetes awareness.

The health walk was in partnership with the chief and people of Dodowa as well as the Nation Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). It was also attended by keep fit clubs in the township.

The Dean of Students at the Ghana Christian University College, James Yamoah, after the walk, educated the people on the symptoms, treatment and control of the disease.

He explained the symptoms to include polyuria, weight loss, continuous hunger, fatigue, feet ulceration among others.

According to him, diabetes can be hereditary or non genetic and is very common among older people between 30 years and above. He cautioned them that lack of physical activity, excessive weight and poor diet could lead to diabetes.

To prevent the disease, he challenged them to at least engage in any regular physical activity for 30 minutes and avoid the consumption of large amount of fat and sugar.

The project coordinator of NAHEP, Martin Amo-Ayesu, explained that Dodowa was chosen because the university is located in within the township.

He added that the main focus of the project was to effect behavioural change among the people of Dodowa and Ghanaians in general.

NAHEP has, over the last year, been educating second cycle students and churches across the country on the dangers of diabetes. These include Ghana National Senior High School, Aburi Girls Senior High, Akosombo Senior High and Pentecost, Methodist among others.

NAHEP is made up of students and lecturers from the Ghana Christian University College that is seeking to intensify the education on the dangers of diabetes to a nation.

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